501 Critical Reading Questions

d.
The answer for choices 
a
, 
b
, 
c
, and 
e
are all the same, according
to Passage 2: 1.618. The ratio of head to floor divided by shoul-
der to floor (choice 
d
) is not covered in the passage.
380.
a.
Both passage refer to the fact that early or ancient scientists
perceived the Divine Proportion to be a magical number.
Choices 
d
and 
e
could be correct, but they are not supported by
the passage. Choices 
b
and 
c
are false.
381.
a.
This statement, while true, refers to the pentagram, not the
pentagon. Choices 
b
–
e
are all true statements about the 
pentagon.
382.
b.
Discrete
means 
distinct
, and as used in the passage, it is paired
with 
specialized
, a context clue. Choices 
a
, 
c
, 
d
, and 
e
are all syn-
onyms for the homophone, 
discreet
.
383.
d.
Choice 
b
is not covered in the passage. Choices 
a
, 
c
, and 
e
,
while mentioned, are too specific to be viable titles. Choice 
d
is
broad-ranging enough to encompass the entire passage.
384.
c.
Scrimshawed
means carved, as in line 12. The word is often asso-
ciated with whaling and seafaring, so answer choices